So I was at the clothing bank this morning, waiting in the fluorescent-lit, plywood-walled hallway as some of our newly arrived refugees filled trash bags with a hodge-podge of hand-me-downs. I had taken along a book to read, as is my custom – this time the brand new miscellany by Frederick Buechner. I found it [...]
Entries from June 27th, 2008
No One Should Be Left Out.
June 14th, 2008 · Comments Off · Faith & Spirituality
“I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was part of something that took me seriously and I was not running from anyone anymore.”
These are the words of Ishmael Beah from his book A Long Way Gone, in which he tells his story from his days as a child soldier in the [...]
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